der Maßstab

B2

benchmark / scale / standard

English meaning
benchmark / scale / standard
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Maßstäbe
Vocabulary package
Rules & Regulations

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Maßstab in a sentence

Das ist der Maßstab für unsere Qualitätsstandards.

This is the benchmark for our quality standards.

Declension of der Maßstab

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Maßstabdie Maßstäbe
Accusativeden Maßstabdie Maßstäbe
Dativedem Maßstabden Maßstäben
Genitivedes Maßstabsder Maßstäbe

Word family

der Maßstab is built from der Stab (rod / bar). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Maßstab comes from

mit der Bedeutung „Messlatte“ seit dem 15., mit der Bedeutung „Richtlinie“ seit dem 17. Jahrhundert belegt :Determinativkompositum aus Maß und Stab

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Questions about Maßstab

Is it der, die or das Maßstab?

It is der Maßstab — Maßstab is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Maßstäbe.

What is the plural of Maßstab?

The plural of der Maßstab is die Maßstäbe.

What is the genitive of Maßstab?

The genitive singular is des Maßstabs. The dative plural is den Maßstäben.

What does Maßstab mean in English?

der Maßstab means "benchmark / scale / standard". For example: "Das ist der Maßstab für unsere Qualitätsstandards." — "This is the benchmark for our quality standards."

What level is Maßstab in German?

Maßstab is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the rules & regulations vocabulary.

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